I wish I could believe anything that transpires after chapter 21.
Passing is a novel by American author Nella Larsen. Published in 1929 and set in 1920s Harlem, New York City. The plot centers on the meeting of two childhood friends of mixed-race African-American ancestry. Clare Kendry and Irene Redfiel are friends from old and a chance meeting sees them rekin...
This is a book about a blonde woman trying to hide the fact that she is Actually Black, while meanwhile trying to connect with her African-American heritage, and everyone around her (black and white) taking this situation completely seriously and trying to help her hide the fact that she is Totally ...
WHY: I loved her novelette "Passing."
A well-written, eye-opening novelette about a topic I've never given any thought to: passing. A by-product of Jim Crow laws, "passing" was where a person who was considered legally or socially black moved into a white social or legal identity. In other words, if your skin was light enough to look wh...
Does not get off to a great start; the writing is pretty wince-y in the early going:"Helga ducked her head under the covers in a vain attempt to shut out what she knew would fill the pregnant silence - the sharp sarcastic voice of the dormitory matron. It came."But she gets over it pretty quick. You...
[Cross-posted on my blog, and accompanied by pretty much the best author photo I've ever seen.]First of all, please, for God's sake, if you're thinking of reading [b:The Help|4667024|The Help|Kathryn Stockett|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1346100365s/4667024.jpg|4717423], just fucking stop yourself a...
A short, suspenseful tale, centered on the stressed personage of Irene Redfield. She thinks she's made a perfect life for herself, completely centered on her doctor husband Brian and her two sons, but the cost she's paying for this becomes more clear throughout the book. She resolutely blocks out th...
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